Tonight I was reloading .38 spl. w/ 148 gn. wadcutters. Next I've got several thousand tumbled .45ACP brass . . . just waiting for me to pop in Federal 150 primers and start reloading a fresh batch of ammo.
Keep all your brass, unless you are shooting a gun with an unsupported barrel (such as a Glock) that wears out brass real fast. You don't want a Glock "ka-boom" . . . it makes 'em look distorted and funny and is hell on the magazines.
That being said, and again unless you are shooting with a stock Glock barrel, you can use lead bullets for your reloads and they are really cheap vs. FMJ and hollowpoints.
For most handgun calibers, a pound of Unique, some primers, some lead bullets (which you can even make yourself if you REALLY want to hold your costs down) and a modest press will allow you to shoot a whole lot more and still save bunch of money!
Shootin' a lot and saving money . . . two things I really like to do!
T.
